Rochedale is an outer southern Brisbane suburb about 19 km by road from the CBD, with a busway station, two shopping centres and one of the area’s best family parks next door. It is a quiet suburb rather than a big attraction, so it suits a short stop for a park visit or an errand on the way somewhere else.
It sits on the Logan border, so it pairs easily with a day out in the south. The busway station is the easiest way in without a car.
Underwood Park
The best family park near Rochedale is Underwood Park, on Underwood Road in neighbouring Priestdale (it is a Logan City Council park). It is open Monday to Friday from 6 am to 9 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 9 pm.
It has an accessible playground, accessible toilets, accessible fitness equipment and a picnic area, plus BMX and skate facilities. Electric barbecues (accessible) and wood-fired barbecues are spread through the park, with gazebos around them.
Dogs
Underwood Park has a large off-leash area and a small off-leash area.
Sport on the weekend
The park is also a club ground. Rochedale Rovers play soccer here, and it is home to Rochedale Tigers rugby league, Rochedale South Cricket Club, a netball association, Logan City BMX Academy and RATS Cycling Club, so weekends can be busy.
The council page also mentions a boardwalk and viewing platform at Underwood Lagoon, further along Underwood Road.
There is an accessible car park. The council page does not give more parking detail.
Parks in Rochedale itself
Rochedale’s own parks are small neighbourhood reserves, and Brisbane City Council lists them with their facilities in its park finder. For more bushland and tracks, try Daisy Hill Conservation Park, or for a riverside playground and dog park, Alexander Clark Park in Loganholme.
A little history
Settlers began farming the area’s alluvial soil in 1865. The suburb is named for the Roche family, who came from Ireland in 1860 and built a homestead called Rochedale in 1868. Rochedale State School opened in 1931.
Shopping and food
Rochedale Village is the main centre, on Gardner Road, with a Coles supermarket at 329 to 335 Gardner Road. A second, older centre, Rochedale Shopping Village, is on Underwood Road in neighbouring Rochedale South, in Logan. It opened in 1970.
Rochedale or Rochedale South?
The two names are easy to mix up. Rochedale is in the City of Brisbane, and Rochedale South is the most northern residential suburb in the City of Logan, on the border. Underwood Park, the Rochedale Shopping Village and the Rochedale Rovers football club all sit on the Logan side of that border, so check the suburb before you put an address in your map.
Rochedale South is about 22 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD, and the nearest train station is Kuraby, about 4 km west.
Planning your visit
- Hours: Underwood Park is open 6 am to 9 pm on weekdays and 7 am to 9 pm on weekends.
- Weekends: club sport uses the fields, courts and BMX track, so expect more cars and people on Saturdays.
- Accessibility: the playground, toilets, fitness equipment, picnic area, electric barbecues and car park at Underwood Park are all listed as accessible.
- Dogs: use the off-leash areas at Underwood Park.
- Public transport: the busway station has frequent buses; there is no train in Rochedale.
- How long: 1 to 2 hours at Underwood Park with kids; combine it with Daisy Hill for a half day.
Getting there and parking
Underwood Park is about 22 km from the Brisbane CBD, about 25 minutes by car without traffic. The park has an accessible car park, and the council page does not give more parking detail.
The Rochedale busway station, at Underwood and School Roads, opened on 12 May 2025 on the South East Busway extension to Springwood. It is in fare zone 2 and has a park ‘n’ ride with up to 485 spaces, nine of them accessible. Routes 551, 555, N555, 561, 573, 575, 576, 577 and P581 stop here, with buses to Brisbane every 5 minutes at peak and every 15 minutes otherwise. Plan a trip on Translink’s journey planner.
Nearby
- Springwood – the next stop on the busway, with shops and parks.
- Daisy Hill Koala Centre – free koala viewing.
- Daisy Hill – bushland and walking trails.
- Mount Gravatt Lookout – city views and a cafe.
- Shailer Park – Logan parks and shops.
- Loganholme – riverside parks.
See more in Brisbane and Parks.
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Quick answers
Where is the best park near Rochedale?
Underwood Park, on Underwood Road in neighbouring Priestdale, has a playground, toilets, barbecues, BMX and skate facilities and dog off-leash areas.
Where is Rochedale?
Rochedale is a suburb in southern Brisbane, about 19 km by road south-east of the CBD.
Is Rochedale in Brisbane or Logan?
Rochedale is in the City of Brisbane. Rochedale South, next door, is in the City of Logan.
Is Underwood Park dog friendly?
Yes. It has a large off-leash area and a small off-leash area.
How do I get to Rochedale by public transport?
Use the Rochedale busway station at Underwood and School Roads, which opened in May 2025 on the South East Busway. It is in fare zone 2.
Where can I park at Rochedale busway station?
The station has a park ‘n’ ride with up to 485 spaces, including nine accessible spaces.
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